September 9,
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By Home Furnishings Business in Furniture Retailing on September 10, 2010
Furniture buying consortium Contemporary Design Group has added four new furniture retail members.
CDG's newest members are Century House, Madison, Wis.; Circle Furniture, Acton, Mass.; Forma Furniture, Fort Collins, Colo.; and Scan Home, Anchorage, Ak.
Decorum Furniture, Norfolk, Va., joined CDG earlier this year.
"We are thrilled to add these five stores to the CDG network," said Howard Haimsohn, president of San Diego-based CDG. "Their knowledge and experience will strengthen CDG and bring tremendous added value to all of the members of the organization.
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By Home Furnishings Business in Green on September 10, 2010
The Sustainable Furnishings Council and media partner Dwell magazine will participate in the first American Institute of Architect's Homes Tour on the East Coast.
The AIA Triangle Homes Tour is scheduled for Oct. 2.
The featured architects and award homes provide insight into the variety of residential living and spaces in central North Carolina and offer participants on the Tour the opportunity to visit and discover how an architect can inspire and create a positive, sustainable living space through choice in direction, planning, materials, and products.
Susan Inglis, executive director of the Sustainable Furnishings Council, will participate in panel discussions leading up to the event. Those are scheduled for Sept. 14, 7-9 p.m. at the Raleigh City Museum; and Sept. 17, 7-9 p.m. at Fullsteam Brewery in Durham N.C.
SFC members are invited to participate as sponsors of the Tour, receiving a listing on the website and in the professional resource guide. For more information, contact Christy Farrelly.
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By Home Furnishings Business in Markets on September 10, 2010
Market Square & Suites has set its social lineup for the Fall High Point Furniture Market, Oct.16-21.
Market Square is offering a combination of social, networking and education opportunities for market goers. The social schedule follows:
* Daily receptions; 4:30-6:30 p.m., Market Square, Suites at Market Square, SALON.
* Market Block Party, Saturday, Oct. 16, 6:30-8:30 p.m., featuring food, drinks and live entertainment presented by 220 Elm, C&D, Market Square & Suites, and the High Point Market Authority, sponsored by Furniture Today and Home Accents Today.
* Hush-Amazed Party, Sunday, Oct. 17, 8 p.m., Suites at Market Square, 1st (top) Floor: Explore your "dark side" with the wickedly fun fantasies of Mike Farrell and his team of artists, after hours and after dark. Dark food, dark drinks, and a side of dark humor.
* Oktoberfest, Monday, Oct. 18, 7-9 p.m., Market Square Courtyard: German-influenced food, local brews and wines, and live entertainment.
* Industry Mixer, Tuesday, Oct. 19, 7-9 p.m., Market Square Courtyard: drinks, food, music and socializing with people from all aspects of the home furnishings industry.
* Courtyard Cookout, Wednesday, Oct. 20, 7-9 p.m., Market Square Courtyard: dinner, drinks and live entertainment.
September 9,
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By Home Furnishings Business in Green on September 10, 2010
Eco-friendly home fashions brand Portico Home & Spa has launched its Genius collection of sheets made with a 60/40 percent blend of organic cotton and Tencel Micro.
Portico will introduce the new line next week at the Home Fashion Products Association's New York Home Fashions Market.
The Genius collection is available in fig, stone, earth, and cloud colors. TENCEL is a fine cellulose-based fiber made in a closed loop processing system, is known for being soft, wrinkle resistant, absorbent, and durable.
Portico Home & Spa launched its first bed and bath collection of items made with organic cotton at the Fall 2009 HFPA show. The cotton in the Essential Bedding and bath collections has been certified to the Global Organic Textile Standard which prohibits the use of toxic inputs during textile processing.
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By Home Furnishings Business in Lighting on September 10, 2010
WAC Lighting's Modernism Collection has received a Gold Design of Excellence Award in Design Journal's 2010 ADEX competition.
The Modernism collection features hand-blown opal glass luminaires with energy-saving compact fluorescent lamping.The three groups included in the family are Zeitgeist, Tabula Rasa, and Avant Garde. All offer pendants ceiling mounts, close-to-ceiling fixtures and wall sconces.
The ADEX Awards constitute the largest and most prestigious awards program for product design of furniture, fixtures and finishes marketed to the design trade.
WAC Lighting, Garden City, N.Y., employs responsible manufacturing practices and energy saving technology in the family owned, ISO 9001-certified manufacturing campus with in-house UL-approved testing labs and zero landfill status.